THE NEW YORKER it we had to climb a steep, spiral stair- case. The control room is circular, about fifteen feet in diameter, and has glass walls, through which the entire field is visible. Three operators were on duty when we entered. The walls are lined to a height of about four feet with a hewildering assortment of \Vellsian in- strum en ts. Several chairs, some desks, a water cooler, a teletype, an illuminated clock, a wastebasket, and a row of twen- ty-two loudspeakers, up near the ceiling, are the only other furnishings. As we came in, a voice from one of the speak- ers was saying, "Flight 18 is over Rye. ',\That's in sight?" One operator picked up a radio microphone and replied, "No local traffic, Flight 18. You may come . " on In. Another operator was sitting at a desk, recording on a large chart the time of arrivals and departures. Before each departure he checked a list to see if the plane had obtained clearance papers. 'rhe third man was at the moment peer- ing at the teletype. "Boy, oh boy!" he said, looking up. "Here's a guy in real trouble." I hurried over to the machine, with visions of a lone flier battling head winds and sleet above the i\.neghenies. "I mean his typing," the man said. "Look at that. Hunt and peck, hey?" I returned to listen to the loùdspeak- ers, one of which had just reported that United Flight 12 wanted to land. "O.K.," said the operator into the micro- phone. "I have you in sight. Come on in." A moment later he nuzzled up to the rrijke again and said, "TW A 33, if you're ready to go, just move on out, sir. 'There's nobody ahead of you." TW A replied, "Much obliged. Good night. See you tomorrow." I asked Mr. Darby if the operator's instructions to one pilot are heard by all the others, and he said they are, adding that each pilot switches from his company's to the airport's wave length when he nears the field and turns back to his company's wave length about five minutes after leaving. I wandered around, reading the in- struments. The wind was blowing fif- teen miles per hour out of the northwest, the temperature was 48, and the barom- eter indicated that no storms were im- minent. I noticed one instrument pan- el containing what appeared to be over a hundred light switches. Mr. Darby said that these controlled sixteen flood- lights and some four hundred other lights on the field. In a corner of the 61 ;" - (::._.:.. . , .-:m & f 'i; : .. :",>, "=--=:--:-- ... ';'';;" ."" tj 1;1 ;1 t;" ',''f;''.' ;"., . . .=';'.:;. :..::.. :;:.-v ....::-..: . "-::,.- ",:. t iJ:f/: >>. /.;'tf ,.:, -:"4''f.-Ç.-"::: ' " A1 -:. : 3 " , i ;;1F ',{t:È ...' The way to know before you go is to call WOrth 2-2323 Wondering where to go for cocktails or dinner tonight? Puzzled about locating some special dish or a "different" type of night club? Then call The Sun's "Where to Dine" Bureau - they have all the facts on dining-out in New York and vicinity. Whatever your problem, your best bet is to phone the "Where to Dine" Bureau at WOrth 2-2323 between 10 A.M. and 6:30 P.M., or visit it at 280 Broad- way. They'll answer your questions, suggest new places to go, or arrange your party's reservations! And that isn't all! The "Where to Dine" Directory, appear- ing every day in The Sun, is New York's most complete guide to dining establishments in both the city and the suburbs. "Cafe Life in New York," Malcolm Johnson's entertaining column appears daily on the same page, along with The Sun's Daily Suggestion for diners-out All these features in The Sun are intended to help you have a better time! mb.e - '!: . ,t.. , un .T.T"T8 'l.... .-....,.. l -__- --- . . t.:j . ...ør:....;...ìiIIIt ._....." .................-..___ 280 BROADWAY . NEW YORK